Success!

The attendees

The Tyler Meet and Greet was a Success!! What a great time we had answering PT's and exchanging Sig Stamps. The weather was cold and rainy, but that did not keep those determined boxers at home. I got there as early, and immediatly saw some of the boxers had made it already! I got everything set up including my blue balloons,



and the stamps amd ink began to fly as everyone logged in the event logbook. It was so nice to meet these new boxers and visit with the "old" ones as well. I am looking forward to warmer weather so we can have another event outside and last longer. The staff at Ken's Pizza were great and allowed us to stay longer than the two hours allotted to us.

Beautiful Butterflies





Thanks to all who attended! Where else can you get an "empty box" for a door prize and it be just what you need? Thanks to Corazon for sending some PZ Cut and LTC holders. Lucy Locket's Event Stamp was the hit of the evening!

Let them Ring!

It was a cold, blustery morning as Lucy Locket, Roarin’ Lion and I made our way to the UT Tyler campus. There is a series newly placed there and we wanted to stamp in the logbooks. “Patriots Series” is nicely done and we enjoyed the walk around the campus, especially the ponds. There is so much to like about this campus, the ponds, the tables placed around in nice shady spots, and the bell tower. We had to laugh at Roarin’ Lion taking pictures of the bell tower just at the right moment when the bells began to ring! Priceless! Although, he did not think it quite as funny as Lucy Locket and I.



We stamped in all four boxes, then headed into Tyler to have lunch with Lucy Locket before she headed back home. It was treat to visit this beautiful campus and spend time with two of my favorite boxers.
01/19/2008

It's Drilling Time

Thanks to some new boxers, we drove to up to Van Zandt County (named for a Republic of Texas Leader, Isaac Van Zandt) to do a little LB’ing on Saturday. First, we headed to Van and stopped for lunch at “The Farmhouse”. I recommend you stop in for a bite while in the area. It’s just off of I-20 on HWY 314. The first stop, was Van Oil Museum. It was closed, but that made it easier to stamp in “It’s Drilling Time”.



We got some nice pictures and headed on to a park just down the road where there was another treasure waiting. Again, it was cool and looking like the clouds were going to burst open at any time, so there were not very many people around. I retrieved the box there and placed it back in it’s hiding spot. Nice little park to place “Gotta Go?”

There were two more boxes in the area near the soccer fields, so we headed over there to see what was in store for us. I was afraid there would be games going on or practice, but no one was around. I easily found “Playing Around” and “Oil Boom”. Stamped in both boxes and headed to the home of First Monday Trades Days, Canton.

I know there are lots of people that visit Canton on the first Monday Trades Day, but I am not one of them. I enjoy it once in a while, but, It is just not something I want to do every month. There are acres of booths and buildings with just about anything you want. Check out the website: http://www.cantontradedays.com/

“First Monday” is located in history filled Hillcrest Cemetery. I enjoyed looking around before turning south and driving out to Canton Lake. Just before you get to the lake, there is an old dippng vat used in the late 1800’s.





We drove just a few yards on down the road to stamp in the box “The Dipping Vat”. I stamped in just as the rain drops began to fall.

Canton Lake


We drove home in the pouring rain and was glad the weather held off long enough for me to add six new stamps to my logbook.

On to Memorial Park 12.23.07

The morning greeted us with really nice weather as we got ready for the day. It was a bit chilly, but, I will take that over HOT any day! Memorial Park is one of those "hidden treasures" in Houston and is one of my favorite places to box. There are so many boxes there you can stay all day and walk around the park stamping in boxes. I was there in October at the Follow the Yellow Brick Trail Event and was hoping to get back there to find some more of the boxes hidden there and at the Arboretum next door. There were several that I knew LL would really like so, we visited some of the boxes I had already stamped in so she could get these stamps. One of the fun boxes we stamped in was Baby Bear's Parting of the Waters It put a smile on our faces! We hiked to 31 boxes and found 29 of them. What a great day it was! Can't wait to get back down there! Thanks Lucy Locket! You are the BEST!

Boxing with Lucy Locket 12.22.07

A BEAUTIFUL FOUNTAIN WELCOMES YOU TO THE ARBORETUM

I know I am WAY behind on updating my blog, so I decided today was the day to sit down and catch up. Lucy Locket and I took our 3rd annual Christmas trip down to Houston Dec.22nd. We only had the week-end as I had to work on Monday. We heard about a Murder at the Arboretum (even though we just could not believe that ANY of the letterboxers we knew could do such a dasterly deed)I can't even begin to describe how much fun this series was. The Texians out did themselves on this one.
We stamped in several boxes at the Arboretum and headed to Kleb Woods.







A COLORFUL GREETER


We were anxious to get there and not only stamp in some boxes, but also leave a few for the Southest Texas boxers to find. We arrived later than we
anticipated, but we were able to accomplish stamping in a box and planting three more to go along with the "Christmas Theme" of boxes that have been planted there.
Elmer "Lumpy" Kleb, was born in he house on the grounds of this park, and was a naturalist. He did not have any utilities and cared for the animals and land with loving care. He especially liked birds. When you visit the park, take a few minuets to explore the house and grounds.
It was getting dark by the time we left Kleb Woods and had to get to our destination for the night.